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Good year for India, terrible for the Philippines

BY cpj| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |20/12/2009

At least 68 journalists were killed in 2009, 32 in the Philippines, 9 in Somalia, 4 in Pakistan. Compared to 4 deaths in 2008, there were none this year in India.

Bangladesh—Saleem Samad freed at last

BY cpj| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |27/01/2003

Tortured, accused of sedition, a documentary filming team had to endure a nightmare that is finally over.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.